"SINGAPORE: A fee increase is in the pipeline at some People's Action Party (PAP) Community Foundation (PCF) kindergartens and childcare centres, especially those which are losing money.While fees will not increase "across the board", a PCF spokesperson told MediaCorp that a PCF branch may consider doing so with justifications such as new curricula or special programmes.The spokesperson said in an email reply: "The need to increase fees is based on the branch's finances. Sometimes, the fund-raising efforts by the advisers help to cover the cost of operations. But this is not the long-term solution..."

I always thought PCF is under ah-gong's care, thus using ah-gong's $$... why they worry about $$ not enough?If it's based on respective branch's finances... meaning the respective branch has no demand? Then open so many branches for what?

PCF is under PAP, of which the money comes from the party not the government. It runs like any other private operator. It is just like comparing NTUC supermarket against Cold Storage.There is no government run childcare centres, kindergarten or playgroup unlike primary schools.

"SINGAPORE: A fee increase is in the pipeline at some People's Action Party (PAP) Community Foundation (PCF) kindergartens and childcare centres, especially those which are losing money.While fees will not increase "across the board", a PCF spokesperson told MediaCorp that a PCF branch may consider doing so with justifications such as new curricula or special programmes.The spokesperson said in an email reply: "The need to increase fees is based on the branch's finances. Sometimes, the fund-raising efforts by the advisers help to cover the cost of operations. But this is not the long-term solution..."

I always thought PCF is under ah-gong's care, thus using ah-gong's $$... why they worry about $$ not enough?If it's based on respective branch's finances... meaning the respective branch has no demand? Then open so many branches for what?

Like what i mentioned, no ah gong's money is involved.

Branches are opened in the hope to provide as many kindergarten service to as many children as possible. But at the end of the day, there is a buttom line that need to be met. There bound to be areas whereby such service are not in as high demand as compared to younger, new estate. PCF is just trying to provide such service in these areas where other private operators do not want to come in either. Can you imagine if you stay in such areas and need to travel to another estate just so that your child can have a few hours of kindergarten everyday?